Education
Darien Summer School Has a New Website, and Registration is Open
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Summer School & Enrichment’s website has a brand new look! You can heck out the new website and register at DarienSummerSchool.com.
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: August 11 to 18
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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 Rings the Alarm: It’s Running Toward a Fiscal Cliff
The MTA, parent of Metro-North, did something rare last week: They told us the unvarnished truth.
DHS Graduates Celebrate Culmination of High School and Commencement of the Rest of Life
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.
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 10 to 17
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 10 to 17, 2021:
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Swap Shop Reopens Monday at the Dump: Here’s Why It’s Not Opening on Saturdays Just Yet
This Book Club Hits Close to Home: With New Canaan Author’s Novel on Parents,Teens, Drinking
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 15 to 22
Parents & Kids
Police: Nanny Leaves 3-Year-Old Alone, Playing with Steering Wheel in Running Car in Parking Lot
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A 51-year-old nanny left a three-year-old child in a locked, running vehicle for about 10 minutes in the parking lot at Darien Town Hall, Darien police said. The child was unharmed.
Education
Public Hearing on Forced School Regionalization This Friday, March 1 in Hartford
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State Rep. Terrie Wood, announced in an email to constituents on Monday that the Legislature’s joint Education Committee will hold a public hearing in Hartford on forced school regionalization.
Wood, a Republican representing the 141st District, covering most of Darien and all of Rowayton, gave advice for anyone wanting to submit written testimony or to speak at the hearing.
Education
Annual Darien High School Jazz Jamboree on Friday, March 1
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Darien High School will host its sixth Annual Jazz Jamboree at 4 p.m., Friday, March 1 at the high school auditorium. Twelve area high school ensembles will be competing. Admission is $5.
Public Safety
Police: Woman, 23, Caught Burglarizing Home on Brush Island Road
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When Darien police went to a house on Brush Island Road after a report that a car alarm had gone off, they found a 23-year-old woman in the garage with knives in her pockets, police said.
According to police: The woman said she was visiting a friend, but no one was home, and police later concluded the statement was a lie; she also told police she had forgotten her own last name, then refused to talk to police when she was at the scene. She was arrested.
Obituaries
Linda Bailey Searle, 93, Grew Up in Darien
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Linda Bailey Searle died at her home in Delray Beach, Florida on Jan. 16, 2019, at age 93.
Obituaries
Deborah Blodget Tait, 84, School Teacher, Art History Lecturer
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Deborah (Debby) Anne Blodget Tait, 84, of Montpelier, Vermont (formerly of Norfolk, Connecticut) died at home on Feb. 8, with her family around her.
Outdoors
Nominate a Student, Adult — Even Yourself — for an Aquarion CT Environmental Champion Award
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The Aquarion Water Company is again seeking to recognize volunteers whose efforts have protected or improved Connecticut’s natural resources – its air, water, soils, or plant and wildlife communities.
Government & Politics
Jayme Stevenson, Terrie Wood Speak on State Budget, Issues at 9 AM, Saturday Community Discussion
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Please join Jayme Stevenson and Terrie Wood for a morning cup of coffee and another casual, insightful conversation — the second one in the BRING IT HOME series — on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the McGuane Field House at McGuane Park (off Noroton Avenue, behind the Noroton Heights Fire Station), starting at 9 a.m.
Arts & Entertainment
Darien Youth Commission’s Community Festival of Arts and Sciences Coming Saturday, March 2
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Darien’s Community Festival of the Arts has expanded into a festival of the arts and sciences, this year — and it’s coming (at the speed of light from a far corner of the galaxy, but you knew that) Saturday, March 2.
The festival includes professional face painters, caricaturists, science experiments, dance presentations, crafts and more.
Darien Library
Presentation Thursday on How CT Schools Address Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities
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Dr. Margie Gillis will discuss “Understanding Dyslexia/Reading Disabilities: Using Data-driven Instruction to Make Progress,” about the process of getting the best support for every child who needs it. She also will answer questions.
In this presentation, co-sponsored by Darien Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) and Darien Library, Gillis will discuss identification and instruction, advocacy and empowerment during her presentation from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28.
Darien Arts Center
These New Summer Camps and Classes Are Offered by Darien Arts Center
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The Darien Arts Center is offering a variety of new summer camps and classes for all ages in theatre, dance, martial arts, visual arts and music.
Darien Community Association
Learn About ‘Active Travel Adventures’ at DCA Women’s Luncheon on March 5
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The Darien Community Association Women’s Luncheons will feature “Active Travel Adventures” featuring Backroads for their luncheon on Tuesday, March 5 at 12:15 p.m. at the DCA.
Come learn about this unique travel trend that takes you hiking and biking all over the globe while combining cultural encounters, exceptional cuisine and destination hotels into unique itineraries.
Proposed 2019 Bag Ordinance
Business Owner Joe Warren, P2P Director Ceci Maher, Environmental Activist Lynn Brooks on Proposed Bag Ordinance
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Here’s what three more speakers on the proposed checkout bag ordinance had to say:
Business
ConnDOT Sets up Website for Exit 9 Bridge Project; Highway to Almost Shut Down on June 1-2, 8-9 Weekends
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (Department) has launched a new website, I95Exit9.Com, marking the start of the public information campaign for the project to replace the Route 1 (East Main Street) Bridge over Interstate 95 at Exit 9, in Stamford.
Business
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. — A $5B Railroad Conglomerate with HQ in Darien: Cameron on Transportation
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You might not realize it, but Connecticut is home to the world headquarters of a $5 billion international railroad company and you’ll never be able to ride on its trains.
Food & Drink, Restaurants & Bars
Two Darien Restaurants Get ‘C’ Ratings in Latest Health Inspection Reports
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Ratings of “C,” the worst in the town’s A-B-C ratings system, went to two town restaurant in the five food health inspection reports released Thursday by Darien Health Department.
Real Estate
Haskell Lane House Goes for $1,627,000 and Other Darien Home Sales
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These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office:
Real Estate
Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: Feb 14 to 21
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for Feb. 14 to 21, 2019:
Public Safety
Police: Man, 28, Charged With Driving With Suspended License Twice, Failing to Go to Court in Each Case
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Four years ago, and again two years ago, a driver was stopped by area police and charged with driving with a suspended license. In both cases, he later failed to appear in court, police said.
Last week, Darien police stopped him on the Post Road and arrested him.
Proposed 2019 Bag Ordinance
Darien Business Owner Diane Browne Explains Why She’s Against the Proposed Town Bag Ordinance
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Diane Browne, owner of Browne & Co. in downtown Darien, gave several reasons for her opposition to the proposed ban on single-use plastic bags and regulations for paper bags and reusable bags when she spoke at the recent RTM public hearing on the matter.
Proposed 2019 Bag Ordinance
Support for Proposed Checkout Bag Restrictions from Three Groups Outside Darien
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Three organizations — based in Stamford, Norwalk and North Haven — submitted these written comments to the Darien Representative Town Meeting in support of a proposed town ban on plastic bags not meant for re-use:
Proposed 2019 Bag Ordinance
Against the Proposed Darien Checkout Bag Restrictions: Bruce Orr
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Bruce Orr, a former town official and a biologist with a career in the energy, chemicals, “and, yes, the recycling industry,” gave these remarks at the Feb. 6 public hearing on proposed town-wide restrictions on stores giving customers bags at checkout.
Proposed 2019 Bag Ordinance
In Favor of the Proposed Bag Ordinance: Remarks from Cliff van Voorhees and Isabelle Hole
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About 140 people attended a recent public hearing on a town proposal to restrict the use of checkout bags in Darien. Here’s what two of the roughly two dozen speakers said.