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Being a train conductor seems like a simple, boring job: collecting tickets, opening and closing doors, reminding people to keep their feet off the seats. Yawn.
But there’s a lighter side to the job, as I wrote a few years ago, based on former conductor Michael Shaw’s great book, “My Rail Life” after he retired from a 36 year career on the New Haven line. He clearly loved his job. And he swears these stories are true.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from Oct. 2 to 9, 2025:
Being a train conductor seems like a simple, boring job: collecting tickets, opening and closing doors, reminding people to keep their feet off the seats. Yawn.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 19 to 26, 2025:
With the Open Enrollment Period for Access Health CT beginning this Saturday, Nov. 1, (and ending on Jan. 15), Connecticut residents can shop, compare, and enroll in health insurance plans or renew their coverage.
Nationally recognized motivational speaker Tanner Clark is coming to Middlesex Middle School Monday night to speak to parents and kids about families living with confidence, resilience, and purpose in today’s digital world.
Darien Depot Youth Center is hosting a 90-minute program for students in Grades 4 to 6 to prepare them to stay safe when they’re at home alone.
Eric Byrne has been picked by the Darien Board of Education as the new, non-interim Darien superintendent schools. Byrne has been serving as interim superintendent for the past four months.
The Darien Arts Center’s 50th anniversary celebration this Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Darien Community Association will include honoring those who have worked to make the arts center successful, along with music and dances performed by arts center students.
The arts center has extended the deadline for purchasing tickets to Friday, Oct. 31.
The Darien Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed changes to parking regulations on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall, Room 206.
A man now 65 years old was arrested last Wednesday after an investigation into a 2023 attempt to use a phony Maryland driver’s license to withdraw $2,500 from M&T Bank in Darien, police said.
Debera Barnes passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, 2025. She was 86.
Raymond Joseph Betz, born in Stamford, a graduate of Stamford High School and a resident for 77 years, passed away peacefully on Friday Oct. 3. He was 85.
A 32-year-old man who had been hired by a contractor to work on outside-door repairs stole items in The Vascular Experts office on Old Kings Highway North, Darien police said.
Eversource is alerting customers they may have already inadvertently invited vampires into their homes and businesses.
It is with deep love and sorrow that we announce the passing of Anita Collins, who entered into eternal rest on Oct. 10, at the age of 80.
A Darien concert review, a music workshop with the musical director of Wicked on Broadway, a trunk or treat event, and a “fireside chat” with the interim superintendent are some of the events noted in Interim Schools Superintendent Eric Byrne’s newsletter this Friday.
In a heartfelt full-circle moment, father and son Mark and Logan McGovern will take on the 2025 New York City Marathon together on Sunday, Nov. 2, running in support of the Boomer Esiason Foundation and its fight against cystic fibrosis.
Julie Cook Chamberlin of Darien unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday morning, Oct. 21. She was 78.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from Oct. 16 to 23, 2025:
Nicholas William Cardell, of Stratford, CT, passed away on Oct. 8, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. Nick was 92 years old.
Our beloved Andrew T. Kostanecki passed away with his wife, Sheila, by his side on Aug. 31 at their home in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 91.
Robert Beachem Kling died Sept. 16, 2025 at home in Darien, with his family at his side. He was 94 years old.
A 40-year-old woman stole information from another woman’s business bank account in Darien to make a payment to her own delinquent credit card account, Darien police said.
Acclaimed pastry chef, author, and television personality Gesine Bullock-Prado, will return to Darien Library Wednesday evening to talk about her new cookbook, My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons.
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
To mark National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 19-25) and help save lives, AAA Northeast is urging young drivers to make smart decisions behind the wheel.
Turning left from West Norwalk Road onto the Post Road (toward Norwalk) is now prohibited after the Connecticut Deprtment of Transportation installed a no-left-turn sign.
A promotion ceremony for three Darien police officers will take place at 5 p.m., this Tuesday at the Darien Community Association’s Meadowlands headquarters, and you’re invited, the Police Department announced.