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On Saturday, June 8, 15 friends of Michael Taylor staged the third annual Showdown on the Sound, a fundraising event at Weed Beach in Darien to benefit Shatterproof. (more…) Continue Reading →
Here are the latest inspection reports for Darien restaurants and other food-serving establishments just released by Darien Health Department. (more…) Continue Reading →
Laughter, music, food and friendly competition will be part of the third annual Showdown on the Sound on Saturday, June 8 at Weed Beach in Darien. The fundraiser, which will run from 1 to 6 p.m., honors the memory of Michael Taylor, a Darien native who tragically lost his battle with opioid addiction in 2016. Admission is free. (more…) Continue Reading →
These inspection reports for Darien food-serving establishments were just released by Darien Health Department. (more…) Continue Reading →
What works in treating high-achieving executives and high-status professionals for addiction or mental illness? And what doesn’t work? That’s the subject of a talk Wednesday, June 12 by Samuel Ball, Ph.D., the director of executive programs at Silver Hill Hospital. (more…) Continue Reading →
Update 1:52 p.m. — Darien Farmers Market opened Wednesday morning without a large number of shoppers visiting — so they got a great selection on a variety of Connecticut-grown and -made items. (more…) Continue Reading →
These inspection reports for Darien food-serving establishments were just released by Darien Health Department. Health inspectors are busy with some other, nonfood-related inspections, so fewer food inspections were done this week. (more…) Continue Reading →
Nine Darien schools, restaurants and other food-serving establishments each received A ratings in the latest reports of health inspections released by Darien Health Department. One received a “B” rating. (more…) Continue Reading →
Fairfield County residents will be out in force on Sunday, May 19, 2019, as they show their support for epilepsy awareness and the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut (EFCT) by participating in the Walk to End Epilepsy, which will be held at the Cove Island Park in Stamford. (more…) Continue Reading →
One Darien food-serving establishment received a “C” — the worst rating in the town’s A-B-C health ratings system, another received a “B” and a third an “A” in the most recent inspection reports released Thursday by Darien Health Department. (more…) Continue Reading →
Six Darien food-serving establishments each received an “A” — the best rating in the town’s A-B-C health inspection ratings system, and two others got a “B” in the nine most recent reports released Thursday by Darien Health Department. (more…) Continue Reading →
Mental health problems among college students are on the rise. NAMI Southwest CT has assembled a panel of professionals in the fields of mental health and social work to talk at a pubic meeting Thursday, May 16 about ways to support students’ mental health before, during and after the transition to college. (more…) Continue Reading →
Come see a special FREE screening of Like, an lndieFlix Original documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain, on Thursday evening, May 9, at Darien Playhouse. (more…) Continue Reading →
Chris Crowley, author of the Younger Next Year series, will Darien Library’s featured speaker on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m.
Over one million people have changed their lives with Chris Crowley’s New York Times best-selling Younger Next Year books (written with Internist and Columbia Medical School Professor, Henry S. Lodge, M.D.) (more…) Continue Reading →
Mountainside Wilton now offers Family Support Groups to those who have been impacted by a loved one’s addiction. These free monthly sessions are designed to provide family members with the recovery and support services they need to heal in tandem with their addicted loved ones. (more…) Continue Reading →