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Shots fired at a car on Interstate 95 resulted in the death of one passenger and the wounding of another, along with the driver, who left the highway Wednesday morning and approached a police officer on Noroton Avenue.
The MTA, parent of Metro-North, did something rare last week: They told us the unvarnished truth.
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.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 10 to 17, 2021:
The Corbin District has announced that an artisanal doughnut maker will have six-packs of the confections delivered to downtown Darien on Saturday for those who get their orders in by Wednesday.
Don MacKenzie, a former Darien resident, passed away after suffering a heart attack in Vail, Colorado over the 4th of July weekend.
Darien TV79, the town government television station, has expanded its program offerings thanks to a $50,000 grant for new technology from the Darien Foundation.
The TV station has also announced that it is looking for programming from the community — so if you’d like to create a show, get in touch.
Darien Library and the YWCA Darien/Norwalk invite you to join author and racial justice educator Debby Irving for “Waking Up White: A Conversation on Bias, Privilege, and Racism.”
Birdwatchers can enjoy close access to a federally protected haven for native and migratory species through three special Birding Cruises offered this summer by the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
The Darien Junior Football League ready to tackle hunger at its Drive-Thru Food Drive at Person-to-Person this Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1964 Post Road in Darien.
The next topic for the Darien Community Association’s virtual summer book group is a discussion on July 29 of Elliot Ackerman’s “Waiting for Eden.”
Regular town health inspections at food-serving establishments have restarted with a bang (actually three of them) with one Darien restaurant getting a “C” rating, and then another one and another — a total of three times in the 14 days from June 23 to July 7.
The rating is the worst grade in the town Health Department’s A/B/C ratings system.
The inspections had been suspended for months as the Health Department adopted a different set of procedures to help and monitor food-serving establishments for the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from July 2 to 9, 2020:
Starting Friday, Darien’s COVID-19 drive-through testing site will be at the Leroy West parking lot, at the corner of Leroy and West avenues near Darien Railroad Station, the town government has announced.
Darien native Tim Bosek, a longtime volunteer with Americares and chairman of its Junior Council, has joined the organization’s Board of Directors.
Norman Arthur Pierce of Darien passed away of natural causes on July 1, 2020. He was 85.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 25 to July 2, 2020:
The driver who caused a two-vehicle accident on Saturday, June 25 was too drunk to stand up without supporting himself against his own car, according to police.
Darien Police Department already complies with the “eight that can’t wait” police reform proposals put out by a nonprofit organization set up to promote police reform and accountability, Police Chief Donald Anderson said Wednesday in an announcement.
This week’s news and links on the COVID-19 pandemic for Darien, as they come in:
LATEST UPDATES: Darien Library reopening postponed to July 6 (due to lack of protective equipment) || State’s youth employment funding expanded with federal CARES Act funds
||Governor’s Tuesday COVID-19 update: 16 states now on quarantine list for CT, NY, NJ; continuing education classes for plumbers and electricians can be done online; different types of healthcare providers can now get funding from Coronavirus Relief Fund already used for nursing homes
Charles Ferris “Chick” Scribner, a lifelong resident of Darien, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 27. He was 96.
Darien police have longstanding policies that already meet some of the calls for policing reforms since the death of George Floyd, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson said in an online talk given Tuesday morning.
Police officials have had discussions with leaders of a Black Lives Matter march in town, and more are expected, she said. Public discussions and events organized by town groups are also expected, she said. But Stevenson said she’s concerned about the lack of respect in some of the discussions she’s heard in town about issues of race and police brutality.
“We all have a lot to learn,” Stevenson said. “And I would just like to ask all of you to be respectful, to listen to others viewpoints on things.
“I’m distressed to see the degradation of dialogue that’s happening around this particular issue in our community right now, and I think we have a great opportunity to be the awesome community that we are by listening to everyone and educating ourselves and making sure that the changes that come reflect the values that we all hold dear here in our town.” Stevenson didn’t elaborate further about the degraded dialogue.
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) is offering another Zoom “Paint Along” experience from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2020. It’s a great way to get back into painting or try it for the first time!
Edward Davidson “David” Humphrey died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Mercy Hospital. He was 44.
This week’s news and links on the COVID-19 pandemic for Darien, as they come in:
LATEST UPDATES: Governor’s updates for Saturday, Sunday
|| Governor’s update for Friday: An estimated 5% of state has antibodies for COVID-19 virus, 2nd highest of places tested; state grant program redirects $3M in awards to pandemic-related projects for healthcare, education, child care, cultural groups
|| School reopening rules issued by state || Connecticorps launching: an opportunity for volunteers to help fight the pandemic
As New York City businesses reopens it’s expected that one million people will get back to work, some of them from Connecticut. But how they get to those jobs is the big question.
Parents are invited to an online panel discussion about what you can say or do to help your children talk comfortably about race, how to answer their questions about what is happening and why, and how to teach them to become resilient in these redefining times will be presented Wednesday, July 1 by the India Cultural Center (ICC) of Greenwich.
Online submissions are now being accepted in an open call to artists for the juried “Photography and Sculpture” show at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) from Aug. 9 to Sept. 6, 2020.