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Assistant Darien High School Principal Adam Schoenbart Leaves for a Similar Post in Chappaqua, NY

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Darien High School Assistant Principal Adam Schoenbart is leaving his position to become assistant principal at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, Principal Ellen Dunn announced Wednesday in an email to parents. Schoenbart has been DHS assistant principal for two years, since August 2017, when his hiring was announced. His previous experience included working an instructional technology coach since 2015 and before that taught English at the Ossining, New York high school. In 2016, the National School Board Association named him one of the “20 to Watch” education technology leaders. An announcement at the time he was hired in Darien quoted Ossining High School Assistant Principal Fiorillo describing Schoenbart is a “highly motivated,” “ethical,” “hard working” educator whose leadership qualities enabled the school to move forward in its technology initiative.

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Water Main Cleaning Runs Thru July 19, Don’t Do Laundry If Water Is Discolored

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Aquarion Water Company today announced a water main cleaning project in Darien from Monday, June 24 to Friday, July 19.  The project is being undertaken to ensure that customers continue to receive the highest quality water. The Darien water main cleaning project is estimated to last approximately four weeks. During that time, customers may notice some discoloration in their water. This discoloration results from the temporary disturbance of the water flow, which stirs up naturally occurring minerals that settle in water mains. Aquarion recommends customers store tap water in their refrigerators for drinking and cooking.

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The Spadtastics Play at Tilley Pond Park Friday in Latest Darien Summer Nights Concert

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On Friday, June 28, Darien Summer Nights moves to Tilley Pond Park for our annual concert by local Grateful Dead cover band, The Spadtastics. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights organizers

The Spadtastics will begin at 7 p.m. and play until 10 p.m.

This year we have Melt Mobile, Colony Pizza and Bodega food trucks as well as The Darien Butcher Shop cooking up their bestselling hamburgers. This will be an evening for all ages. Bring your beach chairs and enjoy an evening of music and food at Tilley Pond Park. Our concert in the park has become a fan favorite and we are thrilled to host this free event for all ages to enjoy.

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Police: Darien Man, 57, Charged After Yelling at, Pushing Another Resident of His Home

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A 57-year-old Darien man was yelling at someone at home at about 1 a.m., Thursday, June 20, and when confronted by a fellow resident of a house on Holmes Avenue, he pushed the resident, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court (police did not say if the victim was male or female, adult or child, under state law):

The victim had confronted the man about his yelling so late at night. The man then yelled at the victim before pushing the victim. After the man pushed the victim, another resident of the house intervened. Police were called to the scene at 1:38 a.m. The man admitted he had pushed the victim.

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Police: Darien Man, 44, Accused of Violent Assault in Domestic Incident [Updated]

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A 44-year-old Petticoat Lane man assaulted a person in his home in various ways, with children in the home aware of what happened, sometime before 8:30 a.m., Friday, when a 911 call was first made, Darien police said. The very graphic description that follows describes an unusually high degree of violence. Darien police gave this account describing a domestic violence incident and the police response to it. The account includes accusations not proven in court (see the updates, a comment from the man’s lawyer, at bottom of the article and an update about the case being dismissed in court, a common occurrence after domestic violence charges):

Officers dispatched to the home were told that the caller had hung up twice and was not answering return calls. When police got there, they found the victim (in accordance with state law, police did not say if the victim was a man or woman, adult or child) in the driveway flagging them down.

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John Ashton, 89, Lawyer and Executive, Loved Sailing, Skiing, Tennis, Music

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John Felton Ashton, 89, of Darien, died June 20 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Ashton was born in Bronxville, New York and for most of his adult life lived in Darien and Westport. He was the son of the late Henry Rusling Ashton and Ruth Felton, residents of Bronxville for more than 40 years. Mr. Ashton attended the Harvey School in Hawthorne, New York and in 1947 graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He received an A.B. degree in physics from Harvard College in 1951 and a J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 1954.

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What It’s Like to Be an Engineer Operating Metro-North Trains — Cameron on Transportation

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Bobby has every kid’s dream job: he’s an engineer for Metro-North. But Bobby isn’t his real name because he’s asked for anonymity so he can speak candidly about his work. “I used to love this job,” he says. “But I still take pride in it. Not just anybody can drive a train safely and smoothly.”

Bobby has worked for the railroad for more than 20 years.

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Richard Constable, 92, Bank Executive, Active in Many Local Groups, Loved the Outdoors

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Richard W. Constable, known to his many friends as Dick, died peacefully on June 15 at the age of 92. Born July 3, 1926 in New York City, he loved riding his bike out to then-rural Long Island, listening to Jack Benny on the radio, and visiting the 1939 World‘s Fair in nearby Flushing Meadows. In June 1943, Mr. Constable attended Williams College, interrupting his studies a year later to join the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in Germany as a sergeant in the Military Police Platoon of the 70th Infantry Division. At the war’s end, he returned to Williams, graduating in 1948 with a B.A. in Geology.

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Latest Health Inspection Reports for Darien Restaurants and Food-Serving Places

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Here are the latest inspection reports for Darien restaurants and other food-serving establishments just released by Darien Health Department. The three inspections took place from June 14 to 17. All resulted in “B” ratings. Keep in mind that a food-serving establishment with a history of good ratings may occasionally get a poor inspection rating, occasionally the best do, and every restaurant normally gets a few things wrong. Here’s an alphabetical list of the most recently released health inspection results (an explanation of how this list is put together is immediately below it):

—Darien Grille — 22 Center St.

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Darien Junior Sailing Storage Trailer at Weed Beach Entered and Vandalized

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Sometime overnight from Sunday to Monday, June 16 to 17, a storage trailer at Weed Beach by the Darien Junior Sailing Team was entered and vandalized inside. It was the second time in two weeks that the trailer had been entered, Darien police were told. About two weeks before, entry was made by climbing on top of the trailer and damaging a roof vent, then going inside through the vent. A child, or someone with the maturity of a child, wrote obscenities on the inside walls with a blue marker.

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Police: Unlocked Vehicles Entered Outside Two Homes on Same Night, Locked Ones Not Touched

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A pencil case valued at $50 was stolen when a pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle were entered overnight Friday to Saturday, June 14 to 15 on Old Parish Road. On the same night, a key ring with some keys on it was stolen when two vehicles were entered on Holly Lane. In all cases, the vehicles were unlocked. Darien police described what happened with these accounts:
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A home security camera caught two males entering the Chevrolet Blazer, one through the front passenger-side door, the other through the driver’s door of the SUV. Not shown on the video was the entry into the Chevrolet Silverado.

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You Can Enjoy Long Island Sound on a Maritime Aquarium Cruise

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Come out onto Long Island Sound this summer with the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk to meet live marine animals or to see lighthouses, sunsets and even holiday fireworks. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium

A fun mix of cruises are available aboard The Maritime Aquarium’s R/V Spirit of the Sound, the first research vessel in the country with quiet “green” hybrid-electric propulsion:
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At 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays from June 25-Sept. 2 (no cruise Sat., July 13)

The Maritime Aquarium’s signature cruise offers the chance to meet a variety of marine animals brought up right out of the water right before your eyes. These 2.5-hour cruises reveal what is, to many, a surprising diversity of marine life just off our shores in Long Island Sound. Aquarium educators put participants to work in collecting and examining animals from all levels of the water column: tiny plankton gathered at the surface (and viewed on a large monitor via a videomicroscope); little crabs and worms grabbed from the muddy bottom; and a variety of fish, crabs, mollusks — maybe even squid or a small shark – brought up in a trawl net.

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Sallye Hutman-Howard, 77, Grew Up Partly in Darien

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Sallye J. M. Hutman-Howard passed away on April 19, 2019 surrounded by her family in Longmont, Colorado. Born Nov. 24, 1941 in Baltimore, Sallye Jane Mickle was the daughter of Abner Mickle and Kathleen Hinson. She grew up living in two worlds: on her parents’ dairy farm in Havre de Grace, Maryland, and with her aunt and uncle, Nancy and Robert Greene, in Miami, Florida and Darien. Despite growing up in two very different worlds, Sallye maintained a loving and free spirit.

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Ronald Ade, 93, Former Member of Woodway Country Club, Insurance Executive, Loved Traveling

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Ronald Charles William Ade, 93, passed away on June 2 in Cumming, Georgia. Ron, as he was called by family and friends, was born March 24, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in the Chicago area. His father was Charles William Ade, his mother was Helen Meyer Ade, and his sister was Jeanne Lillian Ade. Ron led a full, productive life. He served as Quartermaster of a troop transport ship, the U.S.S. Admiral W. S. Sims, during World War II.