In light of the Town of Darien considering a ban on plastic carry out bags, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk celebrates such municipal efforts and encourages other communities to take up the cause. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
A public hearing is planned for Wednesday, Feb. 6 to gain Darien residents’ input on a proposal to ban plastic bags. If such an ordinance is drafted and eventually approved, Darien would join Westport, Greenwich and Norwalk in Connecticut, and Larchmont and Rye Brook in Westchester County, New York, in prohibiting retail stores from offering plastic bags for purchases. Many other municipalities in Connecticut and New York are considering similar legislations.
Eighty five students from Darien High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held Tuesday Jan. 29 in the DHS Auditorium. Members were selected by the chapter’s Faculty Council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. — an announcement from Darien High School
The newest members are:
Jack Armstrong, Alexa Barrett, Jackson Bell, Skyler Bennett, Emma Blenke, Nicholas Branca, Margaret Brooks, Thomas Brown, Charles Callery, Charlotte Campbell, Caitlin Chan, Emma Chase, Christopher Conte, Samuel Cragin, Eva Criscuolo,
Matthew Daileader, Kieran Daly, Austin Dehmel, Shriya Desai, Eilanna Dolan, Erin Edgar, Kimberley Ekern, Shannon Flaherty, Skylar Ford, Jacob Grimm, Alexander Gu,
Ethan Haas, Katherine Hackett, Grace Hand, Will Harmon, Cailin Henry, Jack Holly, Sean Huffert, Benjamin Huffman, Sarah Jaques, Lila Karl, Juliette Kiernan, Riya Krishnan,
Katherine Lane, Peter Lattimer, Hudson Lazzara, Jackson Leone, Amanda Loura, Thomas MacLehose, Kerry McDermott, Payton Miller, Maggie Moffatt, Ryan Mulliken,
Maya Nalawade, Nisha Nalawade, Caeleigh O’Connor, Catherine O’Connor, Taryn Pardo, Ashwini Patel, Samantha Pensiero, Julia Pfrommer, Kaitlyn Popson,
Nadejda Radoulov, Aleevelu Raparti, Jackson Roberson, Tyler Roland, Arushi Samal, Anika Satish, Isabelle Seeman, Maxwell Sharp, Meghan Shaughnessy, John Slonieski, Calvin Smith, Isabelle Smith, Halle Spataro, Lillian Spengler, Henry Steinthal, Katherine Stevens, Megan Streeter, Lauren Sulger,
Sophia Talwalkar, Evan Tong, Perrin Trask, Emma Williams, Samuel Wilson, Cecilia Winegar, Nicholas Witkowski, Meghan Wood, Kai Zhou and Alexis Zitzmann. Each year, the Darien High School chapter sponsors several service projects for the school and community, which in the last few years have included tutoring students, assisting during Open House and volunteering in the community.
An impaired man was behind the wheel of an impaired BMW speeding south on Hoyt Street just after 9 p.m. last Friday when, as it passed a patrol car, one of its headlights fell off, Darien police said. Police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:
The dark-colored BMW was being driven by Robert Dockham, 33, of Woodway Road in Stamford when the police officer saw the headlight fall off the car onto the roadway. (Police didn’t say where on Hoyt Street the officer first found the vehicle or stopped it; Woodway Road intersects with Hoyt Street in Darien, just south of Woodway Country Club). As the officer followed the car, it reached speeds of 55 mph in a 30 mph zone. An officer on patrol observed a dark BMW traveling South on Hoyt St.
Conway MacLean Day (Connie), a lover of the arts and travel, passed away Dec 20, 2018 in Santa Barbara, California. A long-time resident of Montecito, her style, whit and humor will be deeply missed by all. She was 85. Connie was born Feb. 1, 1933 in Baltimore, the daughter of Dr. Angus Lloyd MacLean and Eleanore Ihmson Hodges.
A total of 61 items of stolen mail were found on three men stopped in a car at about 3 a.m., Thursday by a police officer near the Darien Post Office, police said. All three were arrested. Police also found that the mailbox outside the Post Office had been forcibly opened and entered. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:
The officer was patrolling the area around Corbin Drive and was on “heightened alert” because of recent thefts of mail from the box outside the Post Office. So when a black Toyota Corolla with New Jersey license plates drove extremely slowly on Corbin Drive, then stop suddenly near the marked police car and put its blinker on the officer viewed that behavior as especially suspicious and conducted a motor vehicle stop.
J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions. will be the featured speaker at Darien Library’s “Novel Tea” lunch fundraiser on March 27, and tickets are now on sale. — an announcement from Darien Library
“We are thrilled to welcome J. Courtney Sullivan,” said Alex Eising, development chair for the Board of Trustees. “She has written one bestseller after another, and we can’t wait to hear about her latest and greatest!”
Saints for All Occasions was a national bestseller, a New York Times Critics’ Top Book, Washington Post 10 Best Books, and a Harper’s Bazaar Best Book.
Pursue your interest in marine animals and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with others by becoming a member of the volunteer staff at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Everyone from 15-year-olds to seniors is invited. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
Interviews for potential volunteers — with details provided about a training course in March — will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 13 and Thursday, Feb. 21, on both days at 5 p.m. You need attend only one.
Metro-North has published these suggestions and safety tips to make your commute easier and keep it safer during the slipperier, colder, snowier, wetter train trips in winter:
Be Prepared – Know Before You Go:
We strongly encourage you to:
Check www.mta.info for updates, including modified emergency schedules. Sign up for email and text message alerts. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Use Metro-North Train Time or the Metro-North Train Time App for real-time train information on your computer or smartphone. Listen to television and radio news.
Several stretches of Interstate 95 near Darien will have lane closures this week for bridge maintenance and inspections, as well as tree cutting, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. The tree cutting will continue through Feb. 13 on Interstate 95 in Stamford and Greenwich, according to a separate announcement from the department. See also: “DOT Tree Removals Along I95 Northbound Draw Ire from Greenwich Residents” (GreenwichFreePress.com, Feb. 3)
Eleanora Maria Crosby, a generous, warm and comforting woman whose proudest accomplishment was becoming a grandmother, died Saturday, Feb. 2 at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was 73. Born Feb. 24, 1945 in Staten Island, N.Y., she was daughter of Dominick and Eleanor Pizzuto.
“Buried Treasures of the Silk Road,” an exhibition of ancient Chinese tomb sculpture opens this Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Bruce Museum. Featuring dozens of rare and delicate terra cotta figurines, painted and glazed ceramics, and other antiquities, the exhibit will be on view in the Greenwich museum’s Arcade Gallery through June 2, 2019. — an announcement from the Bruce Museum
Buried Treasures celebrates the artistic achievements of anonymous Chinese artists supported by the riches earned on the Silk Road. The exhibition will also feature art objects from the museum’s permanent collection exchanged on the Silk Road.
Do you have a piece of heirloom jewelry tucked away at home or other valuables just sitting in a safe deposit box? Find out their current value by meeting with an expert appraiser from Rago Arts & Auction Center at a special evaluation day for fine, antique, and heirloom jewelry on Saturday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
— This article previously was published by GreenwichFreePress.com. Heading up the complimentary appraisals for Rago will be Katherine Van Dell, Jewelry Director, and Jennifer Pitman, Rago’s senior account manager for Connecticut and Westchester. To make an appointment for an appraisal, contact Jennifer at 917-745-2730 or jenny@ragoarts.com.
Enjoy a unique adults-only night out, sampling fine foods and spirits among sharks and seals, on Thursday, Feb. 7 during the next “Maritime with a Twist” hosted by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium
Sample them all from 6 to 9 p.m. while enjoying the entire Aquarium for one price. Participating restaurants include: Bandido Mexican, The Blind Rhino, Bourbon Raw Kentucky Kitchen, Cantiki Taco Deck, Local Kitchen & Craft Beer Bar, Saltwater, Tablao, O’Neill’s Pub, and Our House SoNo. Plus, CulinArt, The Maritime Aquarium’s onsite caterer for parties and other facility rentals, will have a serving table.
Alaska: The Final Frontier. The Land of the Midnight Sun. Where the Aurora Borealis can be seen nearly 243 days a year. If you’re considering a vacation to the Yukon, find out more about our 49th state at an exclusive travel event called “On Stage Alaska” in mid-February. — an announcement from AAA Northeast
Co-sponsored by AAA Travel and Holland America Line, the Wednesday, free two-hour event will feature music, storytelling presentations and special travel booking offers.
Celebrate these three area artists in exhibition at Atria Darien, 50 Ledge Road, with a gallery opening and wine reception on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m.
— an announcement from Atria Darien
Merion Frolich is a member of Rowayton Arts Center, Connecticut Women Artists, Stamford Art Association and New Canaan Center for Arts. She has been in a number of local shows, including Women Artists at Discovery Museum, Mavis Fenner at Rowayton Arts, Spectrum, John Slade Ely House and Rowayton Co-op Nursery Show and Atria Darien. “I love the interplay of light and dark, line against space in painting,” Frolich says. “Water gives me great opportunity to juxtapose space and light and shapes.
