Public Safety
Vehicle Vandalized on Phillips Lane
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The rear passenger’s side window of a vehicle parked outside a house on Phillips Lane was found smashed on Tuesday, May 22, apparently by an act of vandalism sometime overnight.
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The rear passenger’s side window of a vehicle parked outside a house on Phillips Lane was found smashed on Tuesday, May 22, apparently by an act of vandalism sometime overnight.
Pieter Lighthall Verbeck, 79, of Chestertown, MD and formerly of Darien, passed away peacefully on May 21 at home. He is survived by Linda, his wife of 55 years.
Darien High School recently awarded the Seal of Biliteracy to 82 seniors studying French, Latin, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Paul C. Kreuch Jr. passed away on Thursday, April 12. He was 80.
An Air Force flyover wasn’t the only surprise at Darien’s Memorial Day Parade on Monday: Noroton firefighter Keith Bennett kneeled down on the Post Road near the end of the marching to propose to Marley Bykowski.
Reader, she’ll marry him.
An intoxicated 32-year-old Darien man got into a single-car accident on West Avenue sometime before 8:28 a.m. on Memorial Day, ran off, stumbling, then ran again when a police officer first spotted him, Darien police said.
The popular yet controversial new season of the Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was released on May 18, prompting parents and mental health clinicians to ask themselves once again whether this is the best forum for addressing teen suicide and other controversial themes.
Darien’s 2018 Memorial Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. sharp on Monday, May 28 from Goodwives Shopping Center, turns right and travels on Old Kings Highway South to Brookside Road and then turns left onto the Post Road until it reaches the veterans cemetery at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Here’s more of what you should know about the parade, the marchers and the route, the family-friendly party at the end at Tilley Pond Park, the Memorial Day speaker and the grand marshal. At the end, we’ve got instructions for marchers.
The recent debate over tolling our highways should remind us of just how divided the state has become. It’s not red vs. blue and not even just upstate vs. downstate. The real divide is between those who commute by car vs. those who take mass transit.
Douglas Hall Merkle of Callaway, FL passed away peacefully from complications of pneumonia on Monday, May 20, 2018, at Select Specialty Hospital in Panama City, FL. He was 83.
This Memorial Day, Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk kicks off their summer of free admission for active duty military personnel and their families as a proud participant in the Blue Star Museums program. And they’ve extended the program year-round.
Patricia Ryan Guckian, of Norwalk, wife of the late William J. Guckian, left this world on May 23, at home. She was 81.
The Music Department of the Darien Public Schools is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for all current third and fourth grade students to be a part of our award winning Darien Band program.
The Darien Nature Center is excited to announce that its 8th annual Down on the Farm event will take place on Saturday, May 26 at Cherry Lawn Park, with an early opening at 9:30 a.m. for special needs families.
Davis “Buck” Margold, a resident of Rowayton, formerly of Darien and Stratton, VT died on May 7, 2018. He was 78.
On Saturday May 26, 2018, Greenwich will have its Town Party at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, 100 Arch Street. Traffic congestion in the area is expected throughout the entire day.
These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office:
As of this evening, the Old Kings Highway North I-95 overpass has reopened to two-way traffic.
After several months of vehicular traffic being permitted to only travel northbound on Old Kings Highway North, it is now open in both directions.
Connecticut State Troopers are preparing for increased traffic during this Memorial Day weekend, and summer 2018 celebrations and vacations.
They’ve got extra patrols on the lookout for drivers under the influence and violations of seat belt laws, in particular.
Beginning Thursday, look for busy roadways in New England when 91 percent of the region’s estimated two million travelers drive 50 miles or more this Memorial Day, says AAA Northeast.
Meanwhile, Metro-North has changed its Friday schedule to make it easier for riders to leave the city between 1 and 4 p.m.
Despite many homeowners wanting to price their beloved homes at the highest price point possible, fair and accurately researched pricing of their homes actually works out best in the end for them.
Through two fundraisers this spring, OPUS raised $175,000 to fund Person-to-Person programs that have a direct benefit to children in need in our neighboring communities.
The Music Department would like to announce the opportunity for all students entering Grade Three in the fall of 2018 to register to play a string instrument in the Darien Public Schools String program.
Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for May 17 to 24, 2018: