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Darien’s 9/11 ceremony, 24 years after the massacres on Sept. 11, 2001, included the National Anthem, red roses, American flags, a moment of silence and brief speeches reflecting on the heartbreak and heroism of that day and the years after.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from Sept. 4 to 11, 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.
Carole Anne Dean, age 86, of Cohasset died Aug. 11, 2016 at home surrounded by those she loved. Carole Anne was born July 29, 1931 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and raised in Darien by Charles and Roberta Poole.
With the start of school just around the corner, take advantage of the upcoming “Tax Free Week” which runs through the end of today, Saturday, Aug. 27.
Not sure what to do with those old backpacks, clothes and shoes that the kids have worn out or outgrown?
The Darien Road Race is a beloved Darien community event celebrating its 37th year. The race includes a scenic 10k and a 1.5 mile “loop” around the picturesque Pear Tree Point Beach golden coastline, and attracts over 500 runners, family and friends for a day of fun, music, food and a celebration of community.
Antonio Arellano, an architect, designer and infrastructure developer in Mexico, died peacefully at his home in Darien on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the age of 81.
Dorothy Whelan Larson passed away on August 19, 2016, in New Canaan, with her son, Luke, by her side.
A 25-year-old man who agreed to do some work as a personal assistant was defrauded when his “employer” bounced a check and disappeared.
The Advisory Commission on Coastal Waters of the Town of Darien announced a water quality study in Goodwives River. Scheduled to begin August 2016, the study is being conducted for Darien by Harbor Watch, a program of Earthplace in Westport and is expected to be completed in the coming year.
Seven Darien food-serving establishments received “Good” ratings in the most recently released Darien Health Department inspections, another three were rated “Fair,” and two were rated “Poor.”
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 Aug. 18 to 25:
Dr. William Thomas DeLeo, Sr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 in his home surrounded by his family and close friends.
A special benefit concert by the “Spadtastics”, a Darien-based, Grateful Dead cover band takes place from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26 at Tilley Pond Park. Money raised will go to help a Darien man paralyzed with a spinal cord injury earlier this year.
An email purportedly from a security consultant for a 58-year-old Darien man caused the local man to wire $8,000 — to what turned out to be a fraudster who hasn’t been found, Darien police were told.
The school district’s proposal for night lights for Darien High School sports just changed: Games and practices would regularly end by 7:30 p.m. rather than 8 p.m., with certain exceptions for even later games, and the policy would stay in place for five years.
The party was over for a 27-year-old New Jersey man who got into a dispute with someone else and then grabbed two knives out of the kitchen of a Morley Lane house, according to police: The man was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Marshall Floyd Kenyon (Marty), of Darien and Delray Beach, Fl. passed away on Aug. 17, 2016 at the age of 83.
To inform the community of its latest offerings, the Darien Arts Center is hosting an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Here’s the schedule, including mini-classes.
William Alexander Ziegler, 92, of Bozeman, Mont., and formerly of Darien and Wilton, died on the morning of Aug. 17, 2016 at home.
Richard (Dick, “Gamps”) Lindabury Berry died peacefully at home with his family on August 18, 2016 in Darien, Conn. He was 91. Lois Boots Berry, his wife of nearly 64 years, survives him.
Sometime overnight last Wednesday to Thursday, Aug. 17 to 18, about 15 vehicles parked on several residential streets near the center of town were entered, and in some cases items were taken.
The vehicles were on Bailey Avenue, Stony Brook Road South, Robin Hood Lane and Rocaton Road. Not one of the vehicles — cars, SUVs and one pickup truck — had been locked.
New police officers are adding a “Class of 2016” to the Darien Police Department, which just saw the departure of another police officer, another come off of probation after a year with the department and recent promotions after some senior officials retired.
Close family members (parents, siblings, children) of these Darien residents recently passed away. If you know them, a few words of condolences may be appropriate, along with your prayers:
A 21-year-old Darien man is in stable condition in the Stamford Hospital intensive care unit after a motor vehicle struck a stone wall and hit a tree in a 9:30 p.m. accident Saturday on Hanson Road near Linda Lane, Darien police said.