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Here are the latest inspection reports for Darien restaurants and other food-serving establishments just released by Darien Health Department.
John Anton Stuart, a former Noroton Fire Chief and previously a Glenbrook Fire Department captain, transitioned on June 14. He was 82. Continue Reading →
Gregory Baxter Siegner, 63, of Green Cove Springs, Florida and formerly of Mt. Airy, Maryland, passed away on May 11 at Acadia National Park, Maine. Continue Reading →
Brady Eldredge, who last February won the fifth-grade essay contest organized by Darien’s Good Wife’s River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution with his writing on the “Women’s Suffrage Campaign,” has won first place in the Connecticut DAR essay contest.
The Hindley School fifth grader also recently was named winner of the Northeast Division DAR fifth-grade essay contest. Brady is the son of James and Jennifer Eldredge of Darien. Continue Reading →
Emily Duffy, a longtime Darien resident, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019 after a battle with cancer. She was 81. Continue Reading →
Turn the clock back to July 1969 and see newspapers, collectibles, rocket models and other items celebrating the Apollo 11 mission to the moon — including a piece of the moon itself — in a special display coming to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Continue Reading →
So, it has happened again: the parked vehicle of an emergency responder, assisting a disabled motorist, is struck on the highway.
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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. Continue Reading →
On Thursday, June 6, nearly 400 of the area’s most philanthropic residents came to Woodway Country Club for Liberation Programs’ 12th Annual Spirit of Hope Gala. Continue Reading →
Four Democrats announced Sunday that they’re running for offices in Darien’s local elections on Nov. 5:
Tara Ochman, chairman of the Board of Education, is running for re-election; Sarah Neumann and David Martin are running for the Board of Selectmen; and Dan Bumgardner is running for a seat on the Board of Finance. Continue Reading →
The Darien Police Department and the Darien animal control officer have received a significant increase in calls regarding “abandoned fawns.” Here is information you should be aware of before contacting the police department: Continue Reading →
Kathleen Keegan Lyons, 78, of Darien, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, June 13. Continue Reading →
Sally Shore Payne passed away, June 8, 2019 in Norwalk, with her family by her side. She was 87. Continue Reading →
Here are the latest inspection reports for Darien restaurants and other food-serving establishments just released by Darien Health Department. Continue Reading →
These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office: Continue Reading →
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 6 to 13, 2019: Continue Reading →
Darien police say a New Canaan contractor charged with failing to return customers’ money after failing to complete home renovations was actually doing this to three separate customers in Darien, not the one initially described. Continue Reading →
When employees came to work Wednesday, June 5 at one of the businesses on the ground level of a medical office building across the street from Spring Grove Cemetery, they found one a window had been pushed open and the screen removed, police said. Continue Reading →
You and your kids are invited to nine, free outdoor concerts for children and parents from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesdays at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, starting with the band Milkshake on June 26. Continue Reading →
Kids from ages 10 to 15 with an interest in acting can join a weeklong, intensive class for film and television acting this August by Matt Newton of MN Acting Studio in Darien and talent agent Deb Chasen of Chasen Talent. Continue Reading →
With a state law that would tax and eventually ban single-use plastic checkout bags now awaiting Gov. Ned Lamont’s signature and a Darien ordinance also restricting checkout bags, just passed by the RTM, the coming rules can appear confusing. Continue Reading →
Richard Alan Feldon, 87, went to a Super Bowl in heaven after passing away on Friday, June 7. Continue Reading →
Borrow ye books and stuff while ye may — Darien Library will be closed on Friday, June 14 as the parking lot is paved. Continue Reading →
Theatre 308, Darien High School’s premiere acting and performance arts club, yet again won numerous awards at two statewide theater awards programs. Continue Reading →
Investigators found the DNA of a missing New Canaan woman’s estranged husband inside her home, the scene of an apparent violent assault, the state’s attorney said Tuesday. Continue Reading →
The Darien Summer Nights concert series for 2019 begins at Grove Street Plaza on Friday, June 21, with Bad Dog Buddy, organizers have announced. Fifteen concerts are scheduled, with the last one on Sept. 27.