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The Darien Arts Center’s 50th anniversary celebration this Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Darien Community Association will include honoring those who have worked to make the arts center successful, along with music and dances performed by arts center students.
The arts center has extended the deadline for purchasing tickets to Friday, Oct. 31.
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.
These two incidents involving thieving a parked vehicle and an attempt at thieving from another were reported to Darien police on Tuesday, Jan. 30 — one early in the morning, the other late at night:
A 34-year-old man apparently broke a window to get inside a vehicle parked outside Hollow Tree Self Storage and was found sleeping there, police said.
Chelsea Piers Athletic Club will be hosting its Inaugural Health, Active Lifestyle and Outdoor Adventure (HALO) Expo on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A woman told police that when she entered a house on “upper” (as police described it) Hollow Tree Ridge Road, she found a desk drawer open and a rear window smashed, with glass scattered on the floor.
The Darien Community Association has invited local designers, sponsors and other partners to give both the inside and outside of DCA’s Meadowlands estate a “glow up” and inviting the commmunity to come take a look from Thursday to Sunday, March 21 to 24.
Following a brief, and unexpected, illness, Edmund W. Keeley Jr., 86, passed into eternal rest on Jan. 31 at home surrounded by his family.
Are you ready for it? Following a swift dive to the bottom of The Maritime Aquarium’s harbor seal habitat, Rasal picked up a red toy torpedo, signifying her prediction that the Kansas City Chiefs will win Super Bowl LVIII.
It was billed as a “Transportation Summit.”
But the gathering last week in Stamford was more of a PR event than anything else, as Gov. Ned Lamont, the leaders of the state Department of Transportation, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, Metro-North and the ever-smiling Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons sounded mostly like cheerleaders for the multi-billion dollar spending to come for our rail system.
Carole Lenore Hansen, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Stamford Hospital. She was 86.
When a woman called out to people she saw looking into car windows on Great Hill Road before dawn on Sunday morning, Jan. 28, they fled toward Tokeneke Road.
A woman arrived at work in an office building at 381 Post Road found both the door and desk drawers had been opened, police said.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1, 2024:
Two individuals walked into an open garage at a home on Arrowhead Way on Friday, Jan. 26, then entered an unlocked vehicle and stole a purse left in it, the victim told police.
An 18-year-old Weston woman is accused of getting into a physical altercation in the Darien Library parking lot on Jan. 3. Darien police said the incident was a case of domestic violence.
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss “The Art of Leadership: Lessons From the American Presidency,” on Thursday evening, Feb. 8, at Greenwich Library and streamed online via Zoom.com.
The event is free. Meacham will sign copies of his book, but no seats are available. Registration can get you put on the waiting list. The livestream will not be recorded.
Seven Darien High School seniors have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program.
These students have been recognized based on broad academic achievement and having scored exceptionally well on the SAT or ACT.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) will discuss the importance of bi-partisan cooperation on climate change issues in an online event Feb. 26 sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greenwich.
“Rick” Richard W. Perrone, 80, of Darien passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at Stamford Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Jacqueline Pasheluk a resident of Norwalk passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Maplewood in Darien with her loving husband Andrew by her side. She was 79.
“Are we there yet, Dad?” cried Junior from the back seat. “Only two more exits to go, son,” said the father, scanning the roadway ahead of him. Many miles later, Junior was moaning again. “You said two more exits, not dozens of miles!”
The Yale Alley Cats a cappella group will sing this Sunday, Jan. 28, in a free concert as part of the First Music & Arts Series at the First Congregational Church in Greenwich.
Can you spare 20 hours this spring? In 20 hours, you can make a difference by becoming a 2024 community grant volunteer with The Community Fund of Darien.
Bring your best ’90s clothes to what The Depot Youth Center calls its “largest fundraiser of the year” on March 9 — a dance party for adults with music from the 1990s at Woodway Country Club.
There will be contests for the best clothing, and actively consider buying something in the event’s silent auction. Tickets are on sale now. Last year’s event sold out.
Chip City Cookies – a gourmet cookie brand that rotates its sizable cookies every week — is opening its Darien location this Friday, Jan. 26, and the first 100 customers will get a free cookie with a purchase.