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The Darien Community Association’s Board of Directors has a new member and some changes in offices within the board for the next 12 months, the organization announced on Thursday.
The DCA announced also outlined the organization’s goals and plans for the coming year.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from Oct. 2 to 9, 2025:
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 19 to 26, 2025:
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.
Another week, another fiery truck crash on a Connecticut highway, this time in Norwalk on Interstate 95. You’ll remember it was just last June when a similar inferno closed I-95 in Philadelphia as a tanker truck blaze practically melted the steel, collapsing the highway. And last April there was another tanker fire on the Gold Star bridge in New London.
The damaged Fairfield Avenue Bridge over I-95 in Norwalk has been removed, and the northbound-traffic side of Interstate 95 opened early Saturday evening, as a live video feed shows.
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Household Hazardous Waste Day is this Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Island Beach Parking lot on Arch Street. Residents of Darien and other nearby towns are invited.
A 2:26 a.m. report of loud screaming coming from a Darien home on Wednesday, April 22 resulted in police arriving and eventually issuing a 54-year-old Darien woman with a summons to appear in court for a misdemeanor charge.
Two shoplifters walked out of Stop and Shop sometime on Sunday, April 21 without paying for over $1,000 worth of stolen merchandise, according to police.
Two days before, two women and a man left CVS at 964 Post Road carrying stolen merchandise worth more than $500, police said.
Darien Library on Wednesday evening, May 8, will host two doctors from Stamford Health who will discuss options people can consider about weight loss.
If you’re paying a medical, utility, or other bill online, you probably expect to wind up on the company’s website.
What might you not expect? An impersonator tricking you into paying them instead. But that’s what the FTC says a company called Doxo did. Here’s what you need to know.
After the fiery accident involving trucks and a car on Interstate 95 early Thursday morning, the highway will remain closed through “at least Monday,” extra traffic will be on roads in Darien and other towns in the area, and town residents are being urged to stay off roads for the next several days if their trips are unnecessary, various officials said.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from April 25 to May 2, 2024:
Two vehicles were reported stolen last week in these separate incidents:
A three-part workshop series on planning for your funeral and legacy starts May 7 at Darien Library and runs for two more Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.
The DCA invites to an evening of guidance for the Sandwich Generation — those caring for parents while caring for children — and beyond, in a free panel discussion, Thursday evening, May 2, at the Darien Community Association.
Darien Book Aid announced Wednesday that this month all donations will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a total amount of $5,000.
Three vehicles were entered by thieves last week in two separate incidents on different sides of town. A laptop was taken from one vehicle, police didn’t say anything was reported missing from the two others, which were parked at the same address.
Planning a visit to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich? Before you go, understand that three galleries at the Greenwich museum will be closed to visitors for over a month while three new exhibits are installed, the Bruce announced.
Juliet Cain and Meaghan Hetherington of the Darien Nature Center will talk about the “Power of Trees,” on Thursday evening, May 9, at Darien Library, discussing how much trees contribute to our lives, including how they help the environment and provide mental health benefits.
A 23-year-old man accused of passing in counterfeit money at Stop and Shop in Darien was recently in the custody of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office in New York, where Darien police took custody of him and brought him back to Connecticut.
A Rhode Island driver displayed what looked like a regular gun to a tow truck driver during a road rage incident on Interstate 95 in Norwalk and Darien on Monday afternoon, state police said.
When troopers stopped the driver at Exit 10 in Darien, he became uncooperative, and police handcuffed him, police said. A search of the man’s car turned up a BB gun which state police described as a “black facsimile firearm.”
The truck driver told state police that after the man apparently became angry with him, he drove his car in front of the truck and slowed down to 5 mph on the highway. When the truck driver moved into another lane, the other driver, while wearing a mask, pulled up beside the truck cab and pointed what looked like a gun at him. He called state police.
Darien High School students brought back three awards Saturday at the 2024 Technology Student Association (TSA) State Competition.
Catharine Johnston Westlake passed away peacefully on April 26, 2024, at Stamford Hospital, shortly after turning 88.
Three sworn members of the Darien police force are being promoted — one to captain, another to lieutenant and a third to sergeant. A fourth member of the department, who was recently promoted, also will be part of an upcoming ceremony for all four promotions.
The annual Hindley Happening is coming on May 11, bringing with it carnival rides, games, crafts, food and baked goods, with the aim of being a fun day for all ages.
The Darien Swap shop is currently scheduled to reopen on Thursday May 2, with new hours: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, the town government website announced.