Sports
Darien YMCA Gymnastics Ranks High at State Championship
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Darien YMCA Gymnastics had a strong presence at the 2021 Level 4-6 State Championship on April 9 in Plainville.
Those Mailboxes Outside Darien Post Office Don’t Appear To Be Safe For Your Outgoing Checks
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Twice last week, town residents who mailed checks from the mailboxes for outgoing mail at Darien Post Office found that their checks had been stolen, altered to increase the amount and made out to people the residents had never heard of.
The MTA Rings the Alarm: It’s Running Toward a Fiscal Cliff
The MTA, parent of Metro-North, did something rare last week: They told us the unvarnished truth.
DHS Graduates Celebrate Culmination of High School and Commencement of the Rest of Life
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.
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 10 to 17
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 10 to 17, 2021:
More Headlines
Swap Shop Reopens Monday at the Dump: Here’s Why It’s Not Opening on Saturdays Just Yet
This Book Club Hits Close to Home: With New Canaan Author’s Novel on Parents,Teens, Drinking
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 15 to 22
Community Organizations
Annual Golf Outing June 14 to Support Voices Center for Resilience
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Voices Center for Resilience (formerly Voices of September 11th) will host its 7th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 14, 2021 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York.
Abilis 2021
Abilis, Which Serves People With Special Needs, Holds a Job Fair May 1
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Abilis is hiring! On Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Abilis is holding a job fair for prospective employees. The job fair is open for drop-ins, and no registrations are required.
Darien Real Estate
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 8 to 15
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from April 8 to 15, 2021:
Healthy Living
Darien Library Presents Online Discussions for Parents on Talking About ‘The Birds and the Bees’
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Unsure of how to start a conversation about reproduction or sexual health with your children? Join Amanda D. Romaniello, a licensed professional counselor, in Darien Library’s “Birds and the Bees” programs to learn how to discuss topics in an informational yet developmentally appropriate way.
Parents & Kids
Internet Safety Webinar for Parents Thursday Night, April 22
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In a 90-minute webinar Thursday night, April 22, Scott Driscoll of Internet Safety Concepts will present the positives and pitfalls of today’s most popular programs to help parents decide what’s right for their families.
Public Safety
Darien Man’s Check Stolen, Apparently from Mailbox — Then Changed, Cashed for More Money
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A man who put a check in the mail, using his mailbox on Coachlamp Lane, later found it had been cashed for a different amount and to a different person.
Arzhang Fallahi
Doctors Answer Darien’s COVID-19 Qs Online; Town Health Dept Has Advice If You Took J&J Vaccine
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Darien Health Department issued advice Tuesday morning to anyone who took the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, after reports of rare blood-clotting from others who have taken it.
“People who have received the J&J vaccine who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider.”
In another COVID-19 related announcement, three Stamford Hospital physicians will answer questions from the public about the coronavirus in an online event Wednesday evening sponsored by Darien Library.
Darien Obituaries 2021
Louis Sepe, 88, Loved Singing, Avid Reader, Longtime Usher at St John, in Same House for 60 Years
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Louis Paul Sepe of Darien died suddenly on Dec. 17, 2020. He was 88.
Community Organizations
YWCA Darien/Norwalk Launches ‘Stand Against Racism’ Essay, Poster, Poetry Contest for Grades 6 to 12
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The YWCA Darien/Norwalk is launching an Essay + Poster Art + Poetry Youth Contest to provide Darien and Norwalk students in Grades 6 to 12 an outlet to explore racism in a safe, accessible manner.
Darien History
Darien Historian Ken Reiss Talks About Town’s History in Online Event, Thursday
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Ken Reiss, a Museum of Darien historian, will discuss how Darien sought its independence, the forces blocking its path, and the hero who persisted to give the town its name in an online lecture Thursday evening.
Motor Vehicles entered 2021
Vehicle Entered Overnight — But Something a Little Different Happened This Time
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Leaving your vehicle unlocked overnight for just anybody to go inside is not terribly unusual in town — it could almost be called a Darien tradition (except it’s being done in almost all other towns).
But something different happened just before 4 a.m., Saturday on Mansfield Place.
Healthy Living
AAA: Driving Can Be Risky; With Booze, Riskier; With Pot — Well, You’re Just a Magnet for Risk
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People who use alcohol and marijuana — not necessarily while on the road — are significantly more likely to speed, text, and adopt other reckless behaviors when they do drive, says a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study.
Art Exhibits
‘Abstraction’ Exhibit Opens Sunday With Reception at Rowayton Arts Center
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A new show by exhibiting members at the Rowayton Arts Center, “Abstraction,” will be on view April 18 through May 15. The opening reception is free and open to the public from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, April 18.
Public Safety
Police: Man Already Accused of Strangulation Charged Again in Earlier Incident
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Editor’s note, July 25, 2022: The charges related to allegations in this incident were dismissed in court and the man’s name has been removed from this article.
A man grabbed someone by the neck with both hands last November, resulting in his second arrest on a felony strangulation charge, Darien police said.
Running
‘Demystifying the World of Running’ — Webinar With Owner of Darien Running Shop
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Over the past year, we have seen more people running than ever before. People of all skill levels took up running to stay active, get out of the house or replace their gym regimen.
This online webinar, “Demistifying the World of Running” takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 14.
Healthy Living
Online Documentary for Teens, Parents on Combining Prescriptions, Alcohol: Online Wednesday
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“If They Had Known,” a 35-minute documentary about an accidental death that shouldn’t have happened, will be presented online, for free,, by New Canaan Cares and Silver Hill Hospital.
Blooms for Campers
To Help Kids in Financially Struggling Families, OPUS Launches ‘Blooms for Campers’
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OPUS for Person-to-Person’s Balloon Day is now Blooms for Campers; the same fundraiser (raising funds to send low-income kids to summer camp) with an earth-friendly spin.
Darien Obituaries 2021
Michael Mullin, 87, Standout College Athlete, Accomplished Golfer, IBM Executive, Active in His Parish
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Michael John Patrick Mullin passed away peacefully on April 3, 2021, in Fort Myers Florida, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 87.
Charity Events and Opportunities
Join Community Fund of Darien’s Dinner for a Cause and Celebrate Mom on Mother’s Day Weekend
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Grab a delicious meal for Mother’s Day weekend as a special treat while helping The Community Fund of Darien address the hardest hit by the pandemic, our youth.
Darien Obituaries 2021
Alison Warner Waterman, 101, Grew Up in Tokeneke, Prolific Gardener
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Alison Warner Waterman died April 4, 2021 at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was 101.
Coronavirus 2021
School District Announces Yet More COVID-19 Cases, Quarantines; Health Dept Issues COVID-19 Update
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Five more individuals in Darien Public Schools have COVID-19, the school district announced Friday night, resulting in a total of 15 quarantines at Darien High School.
Also, Darien Health Department released its COVID-19 update showing 28 new positive cases in town from April 2 to 8, but no new hospitalizations or deaths (the complete 10-slide report is at the bottom of this article).
Parents & Kids
The Dinosaur Place, an Attraction for Dino-Loving Kids, Opens for the Season in Montville
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If your kids love dinosaurs and you’re looking for something different in a daytrip, a place with 50 life-sized models of dinosaurs and a variety of amusements at the eastern end of the state could be just what makes that day the best one of spring break.
Nature’s Art Village, which includes The Dinosaur Place, its 60-acre “Outdoor Adventure Park,” is now open for the 2021 season.
Theater
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Theatre Fairfield’s Latest Musical Leans Into the Differences Between Livestream and On Stage Productions
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During the pandemic, theater performances have joined nearly everything else in going livestream online, and Fairfield University’s performance of the musical “[title of show]” takes advantage of the difference rather than just showing you a taped stage performance.
So expect it to be different.