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Here’s how Darien restaurants and other food-serving places fared in the latest inspection reports, released Thursday by the Darien Health Department.
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:
The Swap Shop at the Darien Transfer Station and Recycling Center is opening Monday for the first time since the pandemic closed it, town officials have announced, and they’ve explained why the shop won’t be open on Saturdays yet.
Update: Saturday
Darien’s fireworks display won’t happen until Sunday night in order to avoid possible rain on Saturday, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson has announced:
One food-serving establishment in Darien received the lowest town rating of “C” among the seven inspection reports released Thursday by Darien Health Department. The other establishments all got “A’s” and “B’s.”
These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office:
Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for June 22 to 29, 2017:
Plunge deep into the Brazilian rain forest for a giant-screen journey of discovery among glimmering butterflies, surprising insects and a prowling jaguar in the new IMAX movie “Amazon Adventure,” opening July 1 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
A police officer saw a man on a black 2015 Vespa scooter fail to stop for a red light, and then another red light, then swerve toward oncoming traffic twice at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Darien, police said.
The rider not only was intoxicated, police said: He was also wanted by police in Florida on charges of violating probation and driving while under the influence — and the police there wanted to extradite him.
The right rear window of a 2017 Porsche Cayenne was smashed and items were taken from the car sometime before 7:45 p.m. on Monday, June 19, while the driver and passenger were in Bertucci’s restaurant.
Declare your independence from traffic and tolls this July 4th holiday by taking Metro-North to celebrate our nation’s birthday.
There’s a smorgasbord of family events taking place at Weed Beach starting late Wednesday afternoon, June 28, so grab your beach blanket and head down for:
a sandcastle building contest at 4 p.m.,
a family concert by Dre Towney at 6:30 p.m. and,
at dusk (about 8:30 p.m.), the movie The Secret Life of Pets will be shown.
Stamford Emergency Medical Services congratulates Gianna Olavarria on graduating from their inaugural Safe Sitter Babysitting class. At age 11, Gianna is the first graduate from the program offered by Stamford EMS.
When she saw a flower pot near a window moved and the trim around the window damaged in a minor way, a Maple Street resident concluded that someone tried to get into her home and told police about it.
A 2008 Lincoln Navigator was found in New Haven soon after it was reported stolen from outside a Christie Hill Road home overnight from June 17 to 18.
A warm summer night, three long tables set with white linens and sparkling lights and a local band at Waterbury Field in Darien will set the scene for the third annual Farm to Table Event hosted by the Darien Land Trust on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Enjoy a unique water view of municipal holiday displays, and avoid the crowds and traffic, by coming aboard one of the fireworks cruises offered by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
Where’s Waldo? In Darien of course. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 25 different local businesses throughout our community this July.
On Aug. 5 and 6, 11 riders from Darien will cycle up to 192 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), an event trying to raise $48 million for research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
A 28-year-old driver was charged with driving while under the influence after he was stopped shortly after 2 a.m. when police saw that his license registration had expired, Darien police said.
Police also said the man had PCP under the front passenger seat.
André Louis Causse III, a resident of Darien, passed away on Friday, June 23 in Darien two days before his 94th birthday.
When a 35-year-old Darien man later charged with driving while under the influence turned onto the Interstate 95 on ramp from Tokeneke Road, he
didn’t use his turn signal,
drove over the white fog line,
swerved between lanes and
sped faster than 90 mph on the highway,
according to police.
Darien police say that when they arrived at a teenager’s party where alcohol was consumed, partygoers told police that they had brought alcohol themselves and the host hadn’t provided it.
The partygoers, all young women, even showed police text messages — but in one of the messages said the host’s mother was fine with having alcohol at the party, according to police.
Aquarion Water Company is starting to replace a water main under the Post Road in a project expected to take six weeks, with work overnight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights.
And after that, the state Department of Transportation will be repaving the Post Road through town. Strap on your seat belts: It’s going to be a bumpy summer.
Constance (Tiggi) Cookson of San Diego, formerly of Darien, passed on June 21, 2017 following a brief illness. She was 66 years old.
Registration for the new “SUP Youth” (stand up paddleboard) classes for ages 11 to 14 is currently open with registration online at the Darien YMCA website or at the Front Desk.
If you’re taking a trip from Darien for this year’s stretched-out Independence Day weekend from Friday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 4, you’ll have more company across the U.S., the American Automobile Association predicts.