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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from Aug. 11 to 18, 2022:
The MTA, parent of Metro-North, did something rare last week: They told us the unvarnished truth.
Darien High School’s 2021 graduation ceremony combined congratulations on getting through high school during the COVID-19 pandemic with the regular high school graduation themes — life advice, thankful appreciation and assurance that the graduates have what it takes to succeed in the future.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 10 to 17, 2021:
In the past week, five Darien residents had their vehicles — all of them unlocked — stolen sometime overnight, and a total of 11 town residents found their vehicles had been entered after they were left unlocked, police said.
Going on vacation this summer? If so, how are you getting there? Car. Train. Plane. I’m eliminating the bus option because, well, life is too short to endure that kind of misery. I have no problems with commuting by bus, but a 10-hour ride is not going to happen.
Darien Summer Nights is excited to welcome The Bob Button Band this Friday, July 12 for an encore performance at Grove Street Plaza.
If you missed it this year, want to see your relatives or friends who were in it or just want to see it again, Darien TV79 has the video, and it’s right here:
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) is offering a new adult class, “Wonders and Spontaneity of Watercolors,” on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning July 8, 2019.
To the editor:
In April of 2018, my 62-year-old sister was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Sadly, my family is very familiar with Alzheimer’s.
One food-serving establishment in town received a “C” rating — the worst — in its most recent inspection from Darien Health Department.
This Friday, July 5, the Darien Summer Nights concert series has Kind Bud returning to Grove Street Plaza for a concert that is certain to add to your holiday weekend fun.
A free educational program for those with Parkinson’s disease — and a free pizza lunch — will be offered starting at 11 a.m., Friday, July 12 at Atria Darien.
You’re invited to see works by artist Robert Zelnick, now on display every day through July in the Gratia Gillespie Art Gallery at Atria Darien, 50 Ledge Road.
Tickets allowing you to park at Darien High School for Saturday night’s town fireworks display will be on sale Friday, July 5 at the Parks and Recreation Department office, Room 110 in Town Hall.
Here’s what you need to know about getting in and out for the Darien fireworks display on Saturday night, and about parking when you’re there.
These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office:
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 27 to July 3, 2019:
When a car was stopped by a police officer who saw there was no front license plate on it, a passenger wanted on an arrest warrant was taken into custody, and a search of the car found cocaine, so both the arrested man and the driver were charged with drug possession, police said.
Following an online petition signed by more than 2,000 people, and acting on the advice of police, New Canaan officials said this week that they’re looking to install cameras to record motor vehicles entering and leaving Waveny Park, just north of the Darien border.
To the delight of many local children and families, Darien VFW Post 6933 is proudly hosting the 15th annual July 4th Push-n-Pull Parade.
In keeping with what has now become an annual tradition for Darien, the patriotic parade of children riding bikes, scooters, wagons and other non-motorized vehicles, usually decorated, will step off from Goodwives Shopping Center with a start time of 10:30 a.m. sharp.
The annual “Push-n-Pull Parade” will be held on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Motorists are advised to avoid the downtown area during the parade due to traffic restrictions that could cause possible delays.
Barbara Ann (Jerabek) Martin, 80, a resident of Pelican Bay in Naples, Florida passed on June 19 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Learn about Johan Sebastian Bach, one of the world’s greatest composers from Gil Harel, a musicologist and music theorist, in a series of four Tuesday night talks starting July 9 at Darien Library.
An intoxicated teenager, driving at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday on Christie Hill Road, sideswiped an oncoming vehicle, then crashed into a stone wall but seemed barely injured, police said.
Five vehicles in four spots in roughly the southwestern area of town were entered overnight from Saturday to Sunday, June 29 to 30, Darien police said. [This article has been updated with specific addresses.]
A 45-year-old man driving late in the afternoon on Old Kings Highway South was intoxicated when his motor vehicle left the roadway and struck two vehicles parked in a driveway, then left the scene, police said.
The owner of Darien Window Cleaning Co., Steven Tarnowsky, 67, succumbed to injuries he received in a fatal fall at about 2 p.m. last Wednesday while cleaning the windows of a commercial building at 1950 Post Road in downtown Noroton, police said.