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There’s something very satisfying about the efficiency of overnight travel. In the best of conditions you make your journey and awake, refreshed, at your destination. But how well you sleep depends a lot on how you travel.
Here’s my list of overnight travel options, from worst to first:
Federal Realty today announced that three new retail leases have been signed with local and regional businesses and entrepreneurs at Darien Commons — The Usual Lash, GlowUp Nails & Spa and Spear Physical Therapy.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from January 2 to 9, 2025:
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from May 16 to 23, 2024:
According to police: 25-year-old Bronx woman with a phony driver’s license tried to cash a check at a bank in Darien, but bank employees — already on the lookout for her — called police, who arrested her.
New Medicare cards are coming soon. Here’s what you need to know about your new card. Plus, how to avoid related scams.
Robin Blanche Nagot, 50, a former resident of Norwalk passed peacefully on Feb. 16, after a courageous battle with multiple health issues at Norwalk Hospital.
Theater Director Moritz von Stuelpnagel will reveal what it takes to create a Broadway show on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Darien Men’s Association.
James Joseph Coatsworth passed away on March 4. He was 80 years old.
Jim was born on April 15, 1937 in Denver to James and Grace Coatsworth. Raised in Darien, Jim was graduated from Darien High School in 1955 and from Cornell University in 1959. At Cornell, he met his future wife Joan Sargent.
Creativity workshops continue on Wednesday, March 21 with a flower arranging workshop titled “Using Greens” at the Darien Community Association.
Secure your place on a new donor wall consisting of shimmering fish in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and be part of the school of supporters helping to sustain the popular family attraction through the years ahead.
Stamford Symphony clarinetist, David Sapadin, will be presenting a free, 2 hour clarinet masterclass “boot camp” open to clarinetists of all ages on Wednesday, March 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Darien High School Band room.
Update: 5:49 p.m. — Maxie has been found. “Thanks to all the wonderful people in Darien Maxie was returned to us safe and sound this afternoon!,” her owner, Susan Wilson said in a Facebook comment.
The Darien man charged with animal cruelty after a golden retriever died while in the care of his pet boarding business entered a guilty plea Friday and was given a suspended jail sentence and put on probation for two years.
It might not be the most glamorous means of mass transit, but Connecticut’s 12,000-plus local and commuter buses form a vital link in our transportation network.
All Darien public schools will be opening on Friday two hours late, and power has been restored to Middlesex Middle School, which also will be open late, the school district announced at 5:12 a.m., Friday.
Holly Pond School classes will start at 10 a.m., the Darien YMCA announced.
Update 6:21 a.m. — A total of 378 Darien electricity customers remained without power as of of 6:10 a.m., according to Eversource.
Darien Public Schools officials are considering whether or not to delay the start of school on Friday by two hours as work on clearing roads and downed power lines continues.
On Wednesday, May 30, The Palace Theatre in Stamford welcomes Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the top-selling musical groups of all time, for the nonprofit’s 9th Annual Gala.
One Darien restaurant received a “C” rating, the worst in the town A-B-C ratings system, in the latest health inspection reports released by the town Health Department. Three other establishments were rated “B”, and one “A.”
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 March 1 to 8, 2018:
An Instagram post by a Middlesex Middle School student that contained “non-specific violent language and memes,” was judged by town police to be “no imminent threat to any student or the school,” Principal Shelley Somers told MMS parents in an email sent out Tuesday afternoon.
Update 10:27 p.m., Wednesday: Darien Police Department announced on Instagram: “The Town of Darien has sustained significant damage as a result of the ongoing storm. There are numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. We are asking that ALL unnecessary travel be avoided until emergency crews can clear roadways. Power outages should be reported to Eversource and NOT the police department. 9-1-1 should be used only for true emergencies. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Teacher Ann Novotnik’s second graders at Holmes Elementary School had a unique opportunity to share what they were learning.
A Darien business was scammed out of 90 grand in a classic fraud committed, this time, on a grand scale, apparently from the other side of the world.
It began on St. Valentine’s Day. Here’s how:
After a 67-year-old Stratford man made a comment in a Facebook comment about school shootings , Darien police arrested him Feb. 24 on a warrant charging him with disorderly conduct.
The statement, that police said got him in trouble: “Thanks for the reminder, I need to buy ammo.”
Theatre 308 will be reviving the ‘80s with their upcoming production of Footloose the Musical.